Heitor Villa-Lobos Website

Marsalis Brasilianos

Bronx, NY - Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
November 1, 2008

Marsalis Brasilianos is a celebration of the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos, featuring Branford Marsalis and members of the Philarmonia Brasilera (Gil Jardim, Conductor). This fascinating new project commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the revered Brazilian composers death.

Bringing together Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis with a Brazilian orchestra known for it's remarkable work with Villa-Lobos' music, the program is uniquely suited to Marsalis' mastery of both jazz and classical music, allowing the language of Villa-Lovos' compositions to truly shine.

Musicamerata Montreal

November 1st, 2008

MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS

Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867-1944) USA : Trio for piano, violin and cello in A minor op. 150 (1938)

Joaquin Gutiérrez-Heras (1927- ) Mexico : Quintet for clarinet and strings (North-American premiere)

François Dompierre (1943- ) Canada : Two Pictures for string quartet

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Brasil : Chôro no 2 for flute and clarinet (1924)

Yalil Guerra (1973- ) Cuba : Cubana suite for piano and string quartet

When: Saturday 04 October 2008 at 19:30
Where: Friends Meeting House, Peterborough

and

When: Thursday 09 October 2008 at 19:30
Where: Oxford Friends Meeting House, Oxford

and

When: Saturday 25 October 2008 at 19:30
Where: Jordans Meeting House, Jordans, Beaconsfield

and

When: Thursday 30 October 2008 at 19:30
Where: Quaker Meeting House, Sidcot, Winscombe

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When: Friday 31 October 2008 at 19:30
Where: Weston Methodist Church, Bath

and

When: Saturday 01 November 2008 at 19:30
Where: The Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon

Concert Title: From Paris to Buenos Aires
Performers: Brian J Penny, guitar
Programme : Hector Villa-Lobos
1: 5 Preludes
Francesco Molino
2: Fantasia No 1, Op 13
Nicolo Paganini
3: Romance
Note: Music from the romantic age also with some senusous Latin American pieces.
Ticket Prices: £8 (£6 Concessions) - Tickets available from 01295 271900 or on the door
Composers: Show Dates
Web Links: Promoter
Brian J Penny
Venue: Friends Meeting House
21 Thorpe Road
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE3 9QL
England

Sacramento Philharmonic
Saturday, November 1, 2008

Community Center Theatre 8pm

"Feel the Swing-New York to Rio" starts the "Great Works" 2008/2009 season with a Latin tempo and theme.  Maestro Morgan will conduct the Sacramento Philharmonic in a concert featuring Leonard Bernstein's  Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. This evening will also include Bachiana Brasileira no. 5 for Voice and Eight Cellos by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa Lobos with soprano Marnie Breckenridge, Danzon no.2 by Mexican contempory composer Arturo Marquez, and the melorhythmic drama Feria Magica (Magic Fair) by 20th Century Spanish born composer Carlos Surinach.

East Carolina University Orchestra

Concert II [free]
November 1st, 2008, 8:00 p.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Church,
401 East Fourth Street, Greenville, North Carolina
ECU Symphony and Chamber Singers

* Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 for String Orchestra
* Marlos Nobre - Desafio I for viola and string orchestra, Opus 31/1 1968, with guest soloist Melissa Reardon
* Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem K. 626, with guest soloists t.b.a.